Get picked up for minor (or major) run in with the cops. Get bailed out and turn to collect your belongings you had with you when you came in, well guess what? You don't get your cash, you get a fee laden DEBIT CARD!!!
http://perrinlovett.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/havoc-emergency-alert/
Please spread this story.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Rocky's Story
https://www.facebook.com/notes/rocky-eades/what-actually-happened-thursday-night/10151569074323390
Immediately, a car pulled in behind us from out of nowhere and executed a blue light special. I stopped, put my window down about 8 inches and handed the state trooper my driver's license when he asked for it. Trooper Rhodes then "insisted"that I put the window all the way down - or that I open the door. I told him that I could hear him just fine and that if I needed to, I could speak a little louder. He "insisted" several times that I put the window down or that I open the door - once even grabbing the window and trying to rip it out of the door!
He said that it was a "safety"issue for him, even though I had my hands on the steering wheel and Jason had his hands on the dashboard the whole time. He said that I was "obstructing his investigation" - even though he could not (or would not) tell me what he was investigating except to repeat over and over that I had turned around to avoid a traffic stop. (We could see 2 cop cars with blue lights, a car carrier and a couple of other cars sitting in the darkness - looked at that point more like atypical accident scene than a roadblock).
I repeatedly asked Trooper Rhodes if I was being detained or if I was free to go. He eventually told me that I was being detained. I asked what crime did he suspect me of having committed that warranted a routine traffic stop being turned into a Terry stop. He never answered.
Anyhow, one of the 10 or so officers present went to Jason's door on the passenger side (he had not bothered to lock it! Kids! What you gonna do?) and jerked it open,threatening to taser Jason if he did not exit the vehicle. At that point I felt it might be better to go ahead and exit the truck. I got out of the truck and hit the lock button and started to push the door closed when I remembered I had not taken my keys out of the ignition.I reached back in to get my keys. (Note to self: Don't ever do that again!) I felt at that point that they were going to put me on the ground though cooler heads eventually prevailed and I was allowed to get my keys, but was not allowed to close the door.
As I was being pulled away from the truck by the arm before I had a chance to lock and close the door, I shouted “I do not consent to any search of my truck.” Apparently,the cop who removed Jason thought I said, “Do anything you want.”because he took the opportunity to go through the glove box and look under the seat. Even though we were unable to secure the vehicle, to my knowledge, that was the only “search” that was made. I do believe though that every one of the 10- 12 officers present shined their flashlights into the truck and took a look. Some one of the cops eventually closed both of the locked doors and secured the truck.
The cop said that he was “only”going to charge me with "Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer." Uh, what were your other options Trooper Rhodes?
He told me as he was later leading me to the paddy wagon (not your father's paddy wagon, btw!) that he would have let me go had I rolled down the window or opened the door;all he wanted to do was verify that I had a valid driver's license and that I had not been drinking and driving. He had my driver's license from the beginning of the encounter, and this was the first time that he had even mentioned "drinking"; he never asked"Sir, have you been drinking tonight?" or even mentioned the term "sobriety checkpoint" or anything about alcohol until he was leading me to the van to be processed.
Before I was released they called out a bunch of us from the holding cells and told us to line up single file and march though the door that read “Men's Showers”. I must admit that for someone who is as distrustful of state power as I am, the analogies to other such orders given a long time ago flitted through my brain.
Once inside the “showers” they had us exchange our clothes for the green scrubs-style inmate costume and led us to another gang holding cell. We were taken out one at a time and placed in a single cell to do a “disrobe, bend over and spread your cheeks” check for contraband. Then we were loaded onto a bus and headed off to Phinizy Rd Correctional Facility.
We stopped at the courthouse and some of us assumed that we were going to be arraigned and given a bail hearing and “Oh boy, we would be home by supper time.” No such luck! We sat at the courthouse waiting for those who actually had gone to court to join us for the ride to Phinizy. At that point I thought that it was going to be a very long weekend!
A few minutes after we arrived at Phinizy, another guy and I were called out and told that we had been bailed out and would be returning to the downtown LEC to be processed out. It turns out that my sister – bless her little heart - had gotten a bondsman to bail me out BEFORE I had boarded the bus to Phinizy. I actually saw the bondswoman come into the jail and go in and do the paperwork before we were removed from our holding cell –not knowing of course that she was my ticket to freedom.
Another interesting thing, a guy who was arrested for "disorderly" for telling his arresting officer that he was "fucking up" and then calling him a"motherfucker" had a $280 bond; the "DUI's" that I heard about had bond of $1440 to $1600. My bond for not rolling my window down all the way was $1300!
Long story short (I know, I know; too ate for that!) I spent 12 hours or so in police custody for not rolling my window all the way down. Court date is set for June 20. Hope to see you there.
Jason and I were going out to the Pilot truck stop on Riverwatch at I-20 at about 1AM in the morning of Friday, April 26 to get him a phone charger. Coming down Alexander Rd, we came across what looked like a traffic accident down at the intersection of Riverwatch. Within about a block of it, I made a legal u-turn and headed back from whence we came in order to avoid a delay due to an accident backup.
Immediately, a car pulled in behind us from out of nowhere and executed a blue light special. I stopped, put my window down about 8 inches and handed the state trooper my driver's license when he asked for it. Trooper Rhodes then "insisted"that I put the window all the way down - or that I open the door. I told him that I could hear him just fine and that if I needed to, I could speak a little louder. He "insisted" several times that I put the window down or that I open the door - once even grabbing the window and trying to rip it out of the door!
He said that it was a "safety"issue for him, even though I had my hands on the steering wheel and Jason had his hands on the dashboard the whole time. He said that I was "obstructing his investigation" - even though he could not (or would not) tell me what he was investigating except to repeat over and over that I had turned around to avoid a traffic stop. (We could see 2 cop cars with blue lights, a car carrier and a couple of other cars sitting in the darkness - looked at that point more like atypical accident scene than a roadblock).
I repeatedly asked Trooper Rhodes if I was being detained or if I was free to go. He eventually told me that I was being detained. I asked what crime did he suspect me of having committed that warranted a routine traffic stop being turned into a Terry stop. He never answered.
Anyhow, one of the 10 or so officers present went to Jason's door on the passenger side (he had not bothered to lock it! Kids! What you gonna do?) and jerked it open,threatening to taser Jason if he did not exit the vehicle. At that point I felt it might be better to go ahead and exit the truck. I got out of the truck and hit the lock button and started to push the door closed when I remembered I had not taken my keys out of the ignition.I reached back in to get my keys. (Note to self: Don't ever do that again!) I felt at that point that they were going to put me on the ground though cooler heads eventually prevailed and I was allowed to get my keys, but was not allowed to close the door.
As I was being pulled away from the truck by the arm before I had a chance to lock and close the door, I shouted “I do not consent to any search of my truck.” Apparently,the cop who removed Jason thought I said, “Do anything you want.”because he took the opportunity to go through the glove box and look under the seat. Even though we were unable to secure the vehicle, to my knowledge, that was the only “search” that was made. I do believe though that every one of the 10- 12 officers present shined their flashlights into the truck and took a look. Some one of the cops eventually closed both of the locked doors and secured the truck.
The cop said that he was “only”going to charge me with "Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer." Uh, what were your other options Trooper Rhodes?
He told me as he was later leading me to the paddy wagon (not your father's paddy wagon, btw!) that he would have let me go had I rolled down the window or opened the door;all he wanted to do was verify that I had a valid driver's license and that I had not been drinking and driving. He had my driver's license from the beginning of the encounter, and this was the first time that he had even mentioned "drinking"; he never asked"Sir, have you been drinking tonight?" or even mentioned the term "sobriety checkpoint" or anything about alcohol until he was leading me to the van to be processed.
Before I was released they called out a bunch of us from the holding cells and told us to line up single file and march though the door that read “Men's Showers”. I must admit that for someone who is as distrustful of state power as I am, the analogies to other such orders given a long time ago flitted through my brain.
Once inside the “showers” they had us exchange our clothes for the green scrubs-style inmate costume and led us to another gang holding cell. We were taken out one at a time and placed in a single cell to do a “disrobe, bend over and spread your cheeks” check for contraband. Then we were loaded onto a bus and headed off to Phinizy Rd Correctional Facility.
We stopped at the courthouse and some of us assumed that we were going to be arraigned and given a bail hearing and “Oh boy, we would be home by supper time.” No such luck! We sat at the courthouse waiting for those who actually had gone to court to join us for the ride to Phinizy. At that point I thought that it was going to be a very long weekend!
A few minutes after we arrived at Phinizy, another guy and I were called out and told that we had been bailed out and would be returning to the downtown LEC to be processed out. It turns out that my sister – bless her little heart - had gotten a bondsman to bail me out BEFORE I had boarded the bus to Phinizy. I actually saw the bondswoman come into the jail and go in and do the paperwork before we were removed from our holding cell –not knowing of course that she was my ticket to freedom.
Another interesting thing, a guy who was arrested for "disorderly" for telling his arresting officer that he was "fucking up" and then calling him a"motherfucker" had a $280 bond; the "DUI's" that I heard about had bond of $1440 to $1600. My bond for not rolling my window down all the way was $1300!
Long story short (I know, I know; too ate for that!) I spent 12 hours or so in police custody for not rolling my window all the way down. Court date is set for June 20. Hope to see you there.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
A Citizen Stands Up For His Fourth Amendment Rights!
https://www.facebook.com/rollingthunderspotline?hc_location=stream
As reported by Operation Rolling Thunder Spotline:
AUGUSTA MAN ARRESTED FOR REFUSING ILLEGAL SEARCH
Local Augusta activist James (Rocky) Eades was arrested yesterday morning, (4/26) when he avoided a police checkpoint on Alexander Drive.
When pulled Eades was approached by a uniformed officer, who asked him to roll down his window. When he only rolled the window down half way the officer insisted that the window be rolled down further.
Eades: "I don't really feel comfortable doing that"
Officer: "Ok, step out of the vehicle"
Eades: "Am I being detained?"
Officer: "I am only stopping you safety reasons"
Eades: "Am I being detained?"
{Eades and his passenger put their hands on the dash to indicate they had no ill intentions}
Eades: "Safety for whom?"
Officer: "......Why did you dodge our block?"
Eades: "Blue lights are a universal sign for disress ahead and your block could've just as well been a wreck at a 3 way intersection"
The officer did not respond but Eades and his passenger soon found themselves surrounded by eight more officers, all flashing their flashlights in the windows of the vehicle also demanding that they get out of the car. Eades looks at his passenger and tells him to go ahead and comply, but to lock the door behind him. An officer tried to jump in the car upon his exit but the passenger quickly reached around the deputy, closed, and locked the door.
The passenger then found himself verbally contending with 4 officers and Eades was pulled from the truck by force, handcuffed, shouting that he did not want the vehicle searched. An officer searched it right away. The passenger volunteered a BAC in exchange to be able to take Eades' vehicle home instead of the alterative of it being impounded. The officers agreed to the offer.
Eades was detained on a $1300 bond for mist obstruction of law enforcement officer.
Officer: "Is your friend always this hard headed?"
Passenger: [Smiles] "yes"
Rocky Eades is an active member of this page and has physically tracked down blocks for ORTS.
http://augustacrime.com/?s=james+eades
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Rocky is a friend of mine and we work together in the CSRA libertarian group. There were no drugs involved, no alcohol involved, no guns involved! So don't want to hear any "if he didn't have anything to hide" crap! You do not have to submit to having your rights violated just because you have nothing to hide. Even if you had nothing to hide and said sure go ahead and search, you just might get that one crooked cop who will plant something. By giving them the ability to search, you open yourself up to that possibility. Protect your rights or you will lose them when you need them the most.
Our group will be supporting him through this and I'll keep you updated.
As reported by Operation Rolling Thunder Spotline:
AUGUSTA MAN ARRESTED FOR REFUSING ILLEGAL SEARCH
Local Augusta activist James (Rocky) Eades was arrested yesterday morning, (4/26) when he avoided a police checkpoint on Alexander Drive.
When pulled Eades was approached by a uniformed officer, who asked him to roll down his window. When he only rolled the window down half way the officer insisted that the window be rolled down further.
Eades: "I don't really feel comfortable doing that"
Officer: "Ok, step out of the vehicle"
Eades: "Am I being detained?"
Officer: "I am only stopping you safety reasons"
Eades: "Am I being detained?"
{Eades and his passenger put their hands on the dash to indicate they had no ill intentions}
Eades: "Safety for whom?"
Officer: "......Why did you dodge our block?"
Eades: "Blue lights are a universal sign for disress ahead and your block could've just as well been a wreck at a 3 way intersection"
The officer did not respond but Eades and his passenger soon found themselves surrounded by eight more officers, all flashing their flashlights in the windows of the vehicle also demanding that they get out of the car. Eades looks at his passenger and tells him to go ahead and comply, but to lock the door behind him. An officer tried to jump in the car upon his exit but the passenger quickly reached around the deputy, closed, and locked the door.
The passenger then found himself verbally contending with 4 officers and Eades was pulled from the truck by force, handcuffed, shouting that he did not want the vehicle searched. An officer searched it right away. The passenger volunteered a BAC in exchange to be able to take Eades' vehicle home instead of the alterative of it being impounded. The officers agreed to the offer.
Eades was detained on a $1300 bond for mist obstruction of law enforcement officer.
Officer: "Is your friend always this hard headed?"
Passenger: [Smiles] "yes"
Rocky Eades is an active member of this page and has physically tracked down blocks for ORTS.
http://augustacrime.com/?s=james+eades
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Rocky is a friend of mine and we work together in the CSRA libertarian group. There were no drugs involved, no alcohol involved, no guns involved! So don't want to hear any "if he didn't have anything to hide" crap! You do not have to submit to having your rights violated just because you have nothing to hide. Even if you had nothing to hide and said sure go ahead and search, you just might get that one crooked cop who will plant something. By giving them the ability to search, you open yourself up to that possibility. Protect your rights or you will lose them when you need them the most.
Our group will be supporting him through this and I'll keep you updated.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Real Tragedy of Boston
A point brought to my attention by a fb friend.
Boston was the initial site of our Revolution and stand for freedom. Now with citizens locked in for 24 hours, being stopped if they were out, searched without a warrant, questioned, in a few cases made to lie on the ground hands behind them and legs crossed, houses searched again without a warrant, armed men looking in your windows, a suspect captured and will NOT be read his Miranda rights, and to add insult to injury used as an excuse for Congress to pass CISPA severely limiting our privacy and rights.....
Sorry Boston but your legacy has severely been altered for all time.
Boston was the initial site of our Revolution and stand for freedom. Now with citizens locked in for 24 hours, being stopped if they were out, searched without a warrant, questioned, in a few cases made to lie on the ground hands behind them and legs crossed, houses searched again without a warrant, armed men looking in your windows, a suspect captured and will NOT be read his Miranda rights, and to add insult to injury used as an excuse for Congress to pass CISPA severely limiting our privacy and rights.....
Sorry Boston but your legacy has severely been altered for all time.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Media Failures You Won't See On Media Matters!
I'm telling ya they do not deserve their 501C3 status.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Death of Objective Journalism
“For what it’s worth, I do think that those of us on the left have made a decision not to cover this trial because we worry that it’ll compromise abortion rights. Whether you agree with abortion or not, I do think there’s a direct connection between the media’s failure to cover this and our own political commitments on the left. I think it’s a bad idea, I think it’s dangerous, but I think that’s the way it is.”
If you expect to continue being protected by the First Amendment you have to do your job. And that is to report ALL news whether you agree with it or not.
This is nothing more than pushing an agenda, hiding facts that go against your agenda.
What else have you NOT reported?
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/04/16/huffington-post-we-made-a-decision-not-to-cover-the-gosnell-trial/
If you expect to continue being protected by the First Amendment you have to do your job. And that is to report ALL news whether you agree with it or not.
This is nothing more than pushing an agenda, hiding facts that go against your agenda.
What else have you NOT reported?
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/04/16/huffington-post-we-made-a-decision-not-to-cover-the-gosnell-trial/
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
More excuses for confiscation!
The kid in a picture on facebook is holding a .22 that has been modified to look like a AR-15. He is holding it correctly with his finger away from the trigger. And in a picture you can't say it's loaded! Obviously his parent took the picture so he had parental guidance.
They use that picture as an excuse to confiscate!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID
"No one is coming for your guns". Again I say BULLSHIT.
http://gunssavelives.net/blog/video-former-navy-seal-calls-out-nj-for-raiding-gun-owners-home-over-facebook-pics-of-22-rifle/
They use that picture as an excuse to confiscate!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID
"No one is coming for your guns". Again I say BULLSHIT.
http://gunssavelives.net/blog/video-former-navy-seal-calls-out-nj-for-raiding-gun-owners-home-over-facebook-pics-of-22-rifle/
Sunday, April 14, 2013
"No one is coming for your guns." - LIE
Here are SIX cases where confiscation is the ultimate goal.
http://gunssavelives.net/blog/gun-laws/no-one-wants-to-ban-or-confiscate-guns-huh-these-quotes-from-anti-gun-leaders-say-otherwise/
http://gunssavelives.net/blog/gun-laws/no-one-wants-to-ban-or-confiscate-guns-huh-these-quotes-from-anti-gun-leaders-say-otherwise/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Mother Jones under investigation
Yep, Mitch McConnell has asked the FBI to investigate the ILLEGAL recording of a conversation.
awwww Poor MJ.
awwww Poor MJ.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Where did the anti-war crowd go?
What is the matter with you people? Hypocrites. Did war suddenly become popular?
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